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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1683-9803</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatría (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatr. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1683-9803</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Pediatría]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1683-98032018000200135</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31698/ped.45022018005</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Costo de los accidentes de moto en menores de 19 años atendidos en un hospital de referencia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cost of motorcycle accidents in children under 19 years of age treated at a tertiary hospital]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Báez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vergara de Navarro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Doris]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Heisele]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natalia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torales de Cardozo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mirian]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez de Cuellar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Celia]]></given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Trauma &#8220;Manuel Giagni&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>135</fpage>
<lpage>140</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1683-98032018000200135&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1683-98032018000200135&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1683-98032018000200135&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Los accidentes de tránsito constituyen un grave problema de salud pública, sin embargo, su impacto socioeconómico no se conoce en el Paraguay.  Objetivos:  determinar el impacto socioeconómico de los accidentes de moto en &lt;19 años en el año 2016.  Materiales y Métodos:  estudio descriptivo, observacional, retrospectivo. Se incluyeron todos los pacientes &#8804;19 años que acudieron al Hospital de Trauma (HT) con antecedente de accidente de moto en el año 2016. Los datos y los costos fueron obtenidos de la base de datos del Dpto. de Estadísticas y del Dpto. de Ingresos del HT, respectivamente.  Resultados:  se incluyeron 700 pacientes que acudieron al HT por accidente de moto. La edad media de los pacientes fue de 15,6 ± 4.33 años. El 78% (546/700) era de sexo masculino. De los accidentados 450 (64,2%) era conductor y 250 (35,7%) acompañante. La media de edad de los conductores fue de 17 ± 4,3 años (rango 11 - 19 años) y de los acompañantes 12,3 ± 4,4 (rango &lt;1 - 19 años). Entre los conductores solo el 50.4% (227/450) tenía la edad reglamentaria para obtener licencia de conducir. Solo el 7,7% (54/695) de los accidentados usaba casco al momento del accidente. Requirió hospitalización por 2 o más días el 89,2% (625/700) de los pacientes, de los cuales el 7.6% requirió ser hospitalizado en UCIP. La media de días de hospitalización en sala y UCIP fue de 11.04 días (DS 14,85 días) y 16.57 (DS 23 días). El 25,1% (176/700) tuvo algún grado de discapacidad o secuela y el 5,4% (38/700) falleció. Los costos directos por hospitalización por día en sala y en UCIP fueron de 275,4 y 737,2 $, respectivamente. Los costos directos por accidentes de moto en el año 2016 fue de 2.587.179,2$. Los años de vida potencialmente perdidos (AVPP) en el año 2016, fueron de 2159 años.  Conclusiones:  El impacto socioeconómico de los accidentes de motos, representa un costo social extremo derivado de una causa de muerte que podría prevenirse.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Traffic accidents are a serious public health problem, however, their socio-economic impact has not been described in Paraguay.  Objectives:  to determine the socioeconomic impact of motorcycle accidents in victims &lt;19 years of age in 2016.  Materials and Methods:  this was a descriptive, observational, retrospective study. All patients aged &#8804;19 years who were admitted to the Trauma Hospital (TH) with a history of a motorcycle accident in 2016 were included. The data and costs were obtained from the Statistics Department and the Admissions Department of the TH.  Results:  700 patients were included, all of whom were admitted to the TH due to a motorcycle accident. The average age of the patients was 15.6 ± 4.33 years. 78% (546/700) were male. Of those injured, 450 (64.2%) were drivers and 250 (35.7%) were passengers. The average age of the drivers was 17 ± 4.3 years (range 11-19 years) and that of the passengers was 12.3 ± 4.4 years (range &lt;1-19 years). Among the drivers, only 50.4% (227/450) were of the legal age to obtain a driver's license. Only 7.7% (54/695) of the victims wore a helmet at the time of the accident. 89.2% (625/700) of patients required hospitalization stays of 2 or more days of length, of which 7.6% required PICU admission. The mean number of regular ward hospitalization days and PICU days were 11.04 days (SD 14.85 days) and 16.57 days (SD 23 days), respectively. 25.1% (176/700) had some degree of disability or long-term effects and 5.4% (38/700) died. The direct costs per hospitalization per day in the ward and in the PICU were US$ 275.4 and 737.2, respectively. The direct costs for motorcycle accidents in 2016 was US$ 2,587,179.2. The years of potential life lost (YPLL) in 2016 were 2159 years.  Conclusions:  The socioeconomic impact of motorcycle accidents represents an extremely high social cost, stemming from a preventable cause of death.]]></p></abstract>
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